Yaphet Kotto
Acting · Born 1939-11-16 · age 81 at death · New York City, New York, U.S.A
Yaphet Frederick Kotto (November 16, 1939 – March 15, 2021) was an American actor known for numerous film roles, as well as starring in the NBC television series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993-99) as Lieutenant Al Giardello. His films include the science-fiction and horror film Alien (1979), and the Arnold Schwarzenegger science-fiction and action film The Running Man (1987). He portrayed the main villain Dr. Kananga/Mr. Big in the James Bond movie Live and Let Die (1973). He appeared opposite Robert De Niro in the comedy thriller Midnight Run (1988) as FBI Agent Alonzo Mosley.
Titles
Alien
The Running Man
Live and Let Die
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Midnight Run
The A-Team
Law & Order
The Thomas Crown Affair
Brubaker
Bonanza
Murder, She Wrote
The Puppet Masters
Blue Collar
The Star Chamber
Hawaii Five-O
seaQuest DSV
Homicide: Life on the Street
Across 110th Street
Hill Street Blues
Gunsmoke
Night Gallery
Two If by Sea
5 Card Stud
Witless Protection
Warning Sign
Truck Turner
Eye of the Tiger
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Big Valley
Raid on Entebbe
Friday Foster
Mannix
The Park Is Mine
Nothing But a Man
Daniel Boone
Bone
Homicide: The Movie
Extreme Justice
Report to the Commissioner
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Father Dowling Mysteries
The High Chaparral
Tarzan
Drum
Fighting Back
The Jigsaw Murders
The Name of the Game
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
Sharks' Treasure
Stiletto Dance
Intent to Kill
The Monkey Hustle
Badge of the Assassin
Harem
Prime Target
Terminal Entry
Pretty Kill
Almost Blue
American Playhouse
Out-of-Sync